Evener and doubletree carrier.



PATENTED DEC. 18, 1906.

A. E. CROUSB & F. B. ORTON. EVENER AND DOUBLETREE CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9, 1906. I

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PATENTED DEC. 18, 1906.

, A. B. GROUSE & F. B. ORTON. E'VENER AND DOUBLBTREE CARRIER.

KPPLIOATION FILED AUG. 9, 1906.

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ALEXANDER E. OROUSE AND FRANK B. ORTON, OF WOODS COUNTY, OKLAHOMATERRITORY.

EVENER AND DOUBLETREE CARRIER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALEXANDER E. CRoUsE and FRANK B. ORTON, citizens ofthe United States,-residing in Woods county, Oklahoma Territory, (whosepost-office address is Kiowa, Kansas,) have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Evener and Doubletree Carriers, of which thefollowing is a description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings and to the figures of reference marked thereon.

The object of this invention is to provide an adjustable lever mechanismfor plows, drags, and other agricultural implements by means of whicheveners and swingle and double tree carriers to which teams areattached, with or without a pole, may be raised to keep the eveners,trees, and traces from interfering with the horses when the traces areslack in turning and backing.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which similar figures ofreference indicate like parts, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of awheel-plow, showing the invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a view inperspective of the lever mechanism detached; and Figs. 3, 4, and 5 aredetail views of detached parts thereof.

1 indicates a wheeled low, to which the invention is applied as f0 lows:To the operating-handle lever 2 of the plow, pivoted to the frame 3, isconnected by a strap or clamp 4, one end of a rod pivoted thereto, theother end of which is adjustably and pivotally connected by bolt-holes 6and bolt 7 with the upper end of a lever-arm 8, havng bolt-holes 9. Thelower end of the lever-arm 8 terminates in a web or plate 10, formedwith the rings or bearings 11 for a pin or shaft 12, coupling it to theframe 3 at its forward end. The web or plate 10 has formed with it aforwardlyeXtending curved arm 13, which constitutes, with the web orplate 10 and lever-arm 8, a bell-crank lever, the whole preferably castin one piece. WVhile the bell-crank lever is formed with the plate 10,the connection or joint between the lever-arm 8 and arm 13 may be ofother suitable construction.

The forward end of the curved arm 13, which may be termed the clamp-arm,terminates in a slotted portion 14, having at its outer end a circularopening 15, in which is mounted a ring 16 with holes 17, engaging pins18 in the arm 13, thereby permitting the ring 16 to Specification ofLetters Patent I Application filed August 9, 1906. Serial No. 329.952.

Patented Dec. 1906- oscillate. Through the ring 16 rojects the upper endof the evener-post 1.9, eld inplace from pulling off by a split lug-pin20, inserted in the upper end of post 19. The lower portion of post 19is formed with two spreading-arms 21, terminating in hooks 22, whichengage the eyebolts 23, passing through and secured to the evener 24 bynuts 25.

By means of the foregoing-described arrangement of parts and levers onpulling back the handle-lever 2 or releasing it the evener 24, carryingthe trees, may be raised or lowered through the intervening rod 5, thebell-crank lever, and the evener-post. The upper end of the evenerost,playing freely in the oscillating ring at t e end of the clamp-arm 13,is adapted to accommodate itself to theuneven movements of the wheeledplow when the horses are moving over uneven ground by either rising andfalling or oscillating with the ring 16 in the end of arm 13. In lieu ofthe specified joint between the arm 13 and the evener-post 19 any otherform of joint may be used which will permit of the same movementsdescribed of the evenerpost. By means of this invention the evener isheld high off the ground in turning at the end of the field, therebypreventing the horses from getting their legs over the traces andgetting unhitched. By means of the connection of the evener-post withthe clamp-arm the evener-post can have the required play to Y adapt itto rough and hilly country.

Having described the invention, We claim- 1. An adjustable levermechanism for eveners and swingle and double tree carriers ofagricultural implements, Which consists of an evener-post carried by theevener, a bellcrank lever connected to the post, a handlelever, and arod connecting the handle-lever with the bellcrank lever, as herein setforth.

2. An adjustable lever mechanism for eveners and swingle and double treecarriers of agricultural implements, which consists in an evener-posthaving a forked lower end with hooks engaging eyebolts on the evener, abellcrank lever having a curved clamp-arm with an oscillating ring inits forward end through which loosely projects the upper end of theevener-post, a lever-handle arm, and a rod connecting the lever-handlearm with the bell-crank lever, as herein set forth.

3. An adjustable lever mechanism for eveners of agricultural implements,which con sists in an evener-post carried by and having a loose jointedconnection at its lower end with an evener, a bell-crank lever having acurved clamp-arm connected with the evenerpost by a joint permitting avertical and oscillating play of the evener-post, a lever-handle arm,and a rod connecting the lever-handl'e with the bell-crank lever, asherein set forth.

4. An adjustable lever mechanism for eveners of agricultural implements,which con.- sists in an evener-post carried by and having aloose-jointed connection at its lower end with an evener, a bell-cranklever cast in one piece and having a plate or web with a clamparmprojecting from one side thereof and a vertical lever-arm projectingfrom the other side thereof, the clamp-arm. having a jointed and slidingconnection with the evener-post, whereby the latter can move verticallyand oscillate thereon, a handle-lever, and a rod connecting said leverwith the vertical arm of the bell-crank lever as herein set forth.

5. An adjustable lever mechanism for eveners of agricultural implements,which consists in a handle-lever, an evener-post carried by the evener,and a lever mechanism connecting the handle-lever with theevenerpost,'as herein set forth.

6. An adjustable lever mechanism for eveners of agricultural implements,comprising an implement, an operating-lever therefor, an evener, anevenerpost carried thereby, a bell-crank lever having one of its arms inengagement with said evener-post, and an operating member connectingsaid operatinglever and the other arm of said bell-crank lever.

7 An adjustable lever mechanism for eveners of agricultural implements,comprising an implement, an operating-lever therefor, an evener, anevener-post carried thereby, a bell-crank lever, one arm of which has asliding connection with said evener-post and an operating memberconnecting said operatinglever and the other arm ofsaid bell-cranklever.

In testimony whereof we alliX our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

ALEXANDER E. CROUSE. FRANK B. ORTON. Witnesses:

J. L. B. ELLIS, CI-IAs. L. CooKE.

